In Letter 137, we examine: Kenya's plan to manufacture smartphones how Cellulant's payment systems operator licence will enable UgandaNigeria's Edo state launches digital residency cardsand… Read More
Today, a global energy crisis has punctuated the need and benefits for a much-faster scaleup of more affordable and less hazardous energy sources. No thanks to the Russian invasion of Ukrain… Read More
A partnership involving the Nigerian federal health ministry, Groupe Speciale Mobile Association, (GSMA), and telecoms operators, has resulted in the berth of a programme that seeks to… Read More
The Nigerian startup space has experienced a boom in the past few years. New startups keep springing up on daily basis with the aim of providing solutions to perceived problems. Nigeria have… Read More
The full version of the article, along with thousands like it, can be found here: Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay
Africa, with its internationally recognised musical talen… Read More
Viewed in isolation, statistics on the Nigerian economy paint a bleak picture. Having emerged from the 2017 recession, Nigeria is growing at an anemic 1.5 to 1.9 percent per year—again… Read More
Africa is a key focus for Opera (Opera.com) and the company also believes there is significant growth ahead. The region is the fastest growing continent in terms of internet penetration. Re… Read More
Coliba, a waste management startup based in Ivory Coast has raised funding from German VC firm, GreenTec Capital Partners.
Coliba’s mobile and web application connects businesses a… Read More
Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform yesterday won the Digital Business of the Year (2018) award in Africa. The award was granted at the annual Global A… Read More
African tech in 2017 was about the normalization of market events principally absent even a decade in the previous. There had been acquisitions, a lot of funding rounds, loads of developme… Read More